Installation prerequisites

Before you install OnCommand Insight, you must download the current software version, acquire the appropriate license, and set up your environment.

Before installing OnCommand Insight, ensure that you have the following:

OnCommand Insight software files in the downloaded installation package for the current version

A license to operate the downloaded OnCommand Insight version

The minimum hardware and software environment

The current product might consume additional hardware resources (due to enhanced OnCommand Insight product functionality) that were not consumed with earlier versions of the OnCommand Insight product.

A deployment plan that includes the hardware and network configurations for the OnCommand Insight Server, Data Warehouse and Reporting, and remote acquisition units

Java 8 for the OnCommand Insight Java UI

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Planning the deployment
To ensure a successful deployment, you must consider certain system elements before you install OnCommand Insight.

Uninstalling MariaDB
You must uninstall MariaDB on the Insight or Data Warehouse servers before you install OnCommand Insight or the Data Warehouse; otherwise, you can not proceed with the installation. MySQL is not compatible with MariaDB. If you attempt an installation on either server without removing MariaDB, the installation terminates with an error message instructing you to uninstall MariaDB.

Insight Server requirements
A dedicated server is recommended. Do not install Insight on a server that has any other applications installed. Both physical and virtual servers are supported, provided that the product requirements are met.

Data Warehouse server requirements
The Data Warehouse server must run on a computer that is compatible with established hardware and software requirements. You must ensure that Apache web server or reporting software is not already installed on this machine.

Remote Acquisition Unit server requirements
You must install a Remote Acquisition Unit (RAU) to acquire information from SAN devices that are behind a firewall, at a remote site, on a private network, or in different network segments. Before you install the RAU, you should ensure that your environment meets RAU operating system, CPU, memory, and disk space requirements.

Ethernet Monitoring Unit requirements
The Ethernet Monitoring Unit is a hardware server dedicated to monitoring NFS traffic in an OnCommand Insight environment. The minimum system requirements for Ethernet Monitoring Units and the supported NICs are listed below.

Insight Java UI requirements
Because the OnCommand InsightJava UI Client operates in a Java run-time environment on your computer, it is important that you ensure that your environment meets specific operating system, CPU, and memory requirements.